Official Order/Notification for extension of due date of Income Tax Return Filing

Order for extension of due date for filing of ITRs -23-07-2019

F. No. 225/157/2019/ITA.II
Government of India
Ministry of Finance
Department of Revenue
Central Board of Direct Taxes

North-Block, ITA-11 Division
New Delhi, the  23rd of  July, 2019

Order under Section 119 of the Income-tax Act, 1961

The ‘due-date’ for filing income-tax  returns  for  Assessment-Year  2019-20  is 31.07.2019 for certain categories of taxpayers. It has been  reported  that  some  of  the taxpayers are facing difficulties in filing their income- tax returns due to  various  reasons including extension of due date for issue of Form 16 for the Assessment-Year 2019-20.

2. In this regard, the Central Board of Direct Taxes, in exercise of its powers conferred under section 119 of the Income-tax Act, 1961 (‘Act’), hereby extends the ‘due-date’, as prescribed under section 139(1) of the Act, for filing income-tax returns from 31st July, 2019 to 31^st August, 2019 in cases of all taxpayers who are liable to file their income-tax returns by the said ‘due-date’.

(Rajarajeswari R.)
Under Secretary to the Government of India

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